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Where does “مُسْلِم” come from?

مُسْلِم (Arabic) comes from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

مُسْلِم (Arabic): Muslim; one who submits

Definitions

  1. Muslim; one who submits

Ancestry of “مُسْلِم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-—

Words derived from “مُسْلِم”

  • Muslim
  • Mussulman
  • Muslimness
  • Muslimism
  • Muslimhood
  • Muslimization
  • Mussulmanic
  • Muslimize
  • Mussulmanism
  • Muslimisation
  • muzzie
  • Mussulmanish
  • Muslimese
  • post-Muslim
  • Christo-Muslim
  • cyber-Muslim
  • Muslimette
  • Muslimest
  • Muslimship
  • semi-Muslim
  • Muslimcentric
  • anti-Muslim
  • Muslimish
  • Muslimdom
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